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Show Miss Bayard's Court Dreg. The presentation dress of Miss Bayard, who made her bow to the English queen at the recent drawing room, was of white moire. The decollete corsage had a large bow of cream lace and yellow velvet fastened with a diamond agraffe. She wore, too, a sash of cream lace also fastened fas-tened with diamonds. Her court train fell from the shoulders and was of rich white satin, trimmed around with ruch ings of the same. The chief feature of these royal drawing draw-ing rooms would seem to be the court train. It must always measure full four yards, and as the throne room is reached ,his immense attachment is spread out in all its amplitude, remaining thus displayed dis-played as the first courtesy is made to the queen. A line of gentleman ushers, who stand opposite the royal receiving company, then take the train in charge, passing it from hand to hand as its wearer wear-er passes along, conrtesying constantly as 6be proceeds. Wlmn the end of the line is reached, the victim is allowed to hang it over her arm. and thus encumbered backs finally out of the presence. It will be seen that a serious responsibility rests upon both the gentleman ushers and the debutante. For either to anticipate tht movements of the other would produce an awkward result. When it is considered consid-ered that the presented women are succeeding suc-ceeding each other with great rapidity and that the crush about them is at all times severe, it will be gauged how difficult diffi-cult a graceful transit between the lines is. London Letter. |